Planetary hours
in Angers.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:08 – 08:18
- 2♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:36
- 4☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 14:04
- 7♂︎ Mars14:04 – 15:13
- 8☉︎ Sun15:13 – 16:22
- 9♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:32 – 18:41
- 11☽︎ Moon18:41 – 19:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:50 – 20:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:59 – 21:50
- 2♂︎ Mars21:50 – 22:41
- 3☉︎ Sun22:41 – 23:32
- 4♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:14
- 6☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 02:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:46
- 9♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:37
- 10☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:28
- 11♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:08 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.